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Tag Archives: close-up photography
Photo of the Week – January 31, 2013
Another photo from the archives this week – June, 1996, in fact. These cottonwood leaves were lying on the sandy bank of a small stream at The Nature Conservancy’s Niobrara Valley Preserve. A cluster of leaves had fallen from a … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – January 17, 2013
Ok, I know milkweed seeds have been done to death by photographers. I, personally, have somewhere around a zillion milkweed seed photos. But milkweed seeds in the winter? With hoar frost? And a snowy background? That’s just magic. How can … Continue reading
Posted in General, Prairie Photography, Prairie Plants
Tagged asclepias, close-up photography, frost, grassland, hoar frost, macro photography, milkweed, milkweed seeds, photography, prairie, seed pods, winter
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Photo of the Week – January 10, 2013
Portholes in the snow. Early morning hoar frost, calm winds, and a hazy sunrise got me out the door with my camera Tuesday morning. I found plenty to photograph, including frosty milkweed seeds, mouse tracks, and lots more. But it … Continue reading
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Tagged aurora, close-up photography, frost, grassland, hoar frost, ice, macro photography, nebraska, portholes in the snow, prairie, snow, windows in the snow, winter
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Photo of the Week – August 31, 2012
It seems like a good time to be a crab spider. The drought has greatly reduced the number of flowers blooming in prairies, forcing pollinators to visit fewer flowers in greater numbers. Previously, I’ve used the analogy of crocodiles in watering … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – July 6, 2012
Assassin bugs are one of many fascinating insects most people haven’t heard of. This one was hunting in Sarpy County, Nebraska a few weeks ago. Assassin bugs are active hunters, but this one was sitting stock still for the few minutes … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – April 27, 2012
Blue Wild Indigo. I’m not sure there’s a more distinctive spring flower in the prairie. It’s hard to imagine confusing it with any other species… Also, it would be a great name for a band. The species just barely makes it … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – April 19, 2012
We’ve been a little short on April showers this spring, but the warm weather is bringing on plenty of flowers. The little prairie garden in our yard is greening up much faster than it normally does. Today, the False Solomon’s … Continue reading
Photo of the Week – February 3, 2012
I’ve always admired black and white photographers. (Or at least photographers who take black and white photos…) The photo below, however, is a color photograph. It just happened that the scene was black and white. This photo was taken along … Continue reading
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Tagged close-up photography, ice, macro photo, motion, photo, photography, stalactities
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Photo of the Week – November 11, 2011
Sometimes the simplest things make the best photos. The below photo was taken right outside my back door, and is just two fallen sycamore leaves overlapping each other. When photographing leaf patterns, I often have a hard time finding a composition that captures what … Continue reading
